{"id":421161,"date":"2021-12-07T07:11:35","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T07:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2021\/dec\/07\/australia-may-use-covid-travel-restrictions-to-justify-diplomatic-boycott-of-beijing-winter-olympics"},"modified":"2021-12-07T07:11:35","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T07:11:35","slug":"australia-may-use-covid-restrictions-to-justify-diplomatic-boycott-of-beijing-winter-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/12\/07\/australia-may-use-covid-restrictions-to-justify-diplomatic-boycott-of-beijing-winter-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia may use Covid restrictions to justify diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"
Calls grow for Morrison government to follow US in diplomatic boycott of China over \u2018ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity\u2019<\/p>
The Morrison government is considering citing Covid restrictions as a reason for officials to stay away from the Beijing Winter Olympics, as calls grow for Australia to follow the US in a diplomatic boycott.<\/p>
Guardian Australia understands while an announcement could be made soon, the government is unlikely to take as strong a position as the Biden administration<\/a>, which blasted China over \u201congoing genocide and crimes against humanity\u201d.<\/p> Continue reading...<\/a>\n